Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,389, Abraham Duffield, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Duffield, Abraham
S. 9389
CONTENTS
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Virginia 23. 320
Ahraham Duffield of which was in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hull of the — commanded by — in the Virginia — line for 6 months —
drop.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Decr. 33. and sent to Hon. J. J. Allen. H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 50- Semi-ant. allowance ending Jan. 31 st 10-
$ 60-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Matt. Rice — Clerk. Book E Vol. 6 th Page 9
del 21 st March 34 Co Clk Pension drop.

State of Virginia p.s Nicholas County ss on this 19 day of October 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Nicholas and State of Virginia Abraham Duffield age 70 years a resident of the said County of Nicholas and State of Virginia who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that in the County of Greenbrier State of Virginia in the year 1782 in the month of March declarant thinks about the 10 day he was drafted for a term of six months and was placed under the Command of Capt Hull Lieutenant name not recollected ensign Geo Crisman Colonel and was detached from said Company together with about twenty soldiers and was placed under the Command of his ensign Geo Crisman and was marched from Green brier County Va. to the County of Monongalia State of Virginia on the Tygarts Valley River and was stationed at Wattons fort to defend the frontiers settlement then forming on the Tygarts Valley River and remained here in the fort after the purpose of marching as aforesaid until the time for which he was drafted had expired at which time he was

discharged by his said ensign George Orisman having served six months as a private soldier during the war and of service no particular account was taken place he remained in the fort for the purpose of defending the family which had collected there for security declared says that he has no other documentary evidence of his services neither does he know of any one by whom he can prove them
he hereby relinquishes all claim whether to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Abraham Dugdale
To the several interrogatories prescribed by the war department respondent answers as follows
1 I was born in the year 1763 in the county of Fauquier state of Virginia
2 My age is recorded in my father's Bible but where it is I do not know
3 When I came into service I was living in the county of Greenbrier state of Virginia since the Revolutionary war I have lived in the county of Greenbrier and Nicholas where I now live
4 I never served but one year and then I was discharged
5 from the circumstances range of my

Since I became acquainted with no Continental Regiments nor officers but I know and became acquainted with Col Donley of Spottsylvania County Va also Major Grimes and Hamilton Capt Dick and Stewart
6 my witnesses are signed by the officers under whom I served with Ensign George Crisman but they are all lost or mislaid
7 I am known to David Hannahan and John Cutlip who can testify to my character my age and as to their belief of my having been a soldier of the revolution Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid Abraham Dufield we David Hannahan and John Cutlip residing in the County of Nicholas and State of Virginia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Dufield who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
David Hannahan John Cutlip mark
and I the said Justice of the peace do hereby express my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the act as part of the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he

States and the said Justice of the Peace further Certify that it appears to me that David Hammett and Sam Culp who have signed the preceding Certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit and the said Justice further Certify that there is no Elginware residing in the neighborhood of the above named applicants and that he from bodily infirmity is unable to travel to the Court house of the County of Nicholas from which he resides twenty miles and the said Justice further Certify that the foregoing Certificate is the original proceedings of myself in the matter of the application of Abraham Dupre for a partition
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this 19 day of October 1833
John Allen
James Dupre Seal
Hon. J. J. Allen
29-035 Abraham Dupre
Filed Oct 20 1833
I Samuel Price Clerk of the County Court of Nicholas do hereby certify that James Dupre whose name appears to be attached to the foregoing cer- tificate was on the 19 day of October 1833 and yet is a magistrate in said County of Nicholas duly sworn and qualified and acting as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 25 day of November 1833 and 58 years from foundation Samuel Price

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File No. 9389
Abraham Duffield
Prin. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Deffield, Anthony GRADE Private LINE South Carolina
WARRANT NUMBER N 12096 and 12979 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 2, 1794 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Duffield, Felix GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9802 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 10, 1794 To Silas Hart, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.